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The obligation to present the original death certificate, identified as an obstacle in reporting the death of the deceased without relatives, has been abolished. This is because the National Court Administration has established a rule that allows the reporting of a death without presenting the original death certificate. On the 27th, the Office of Court Administration announced that it was sending an official document to local governments across the country stating that it had established the precedent of registering a family relationship so that it is possible to report the death of a person who is not related to the cause without it. death certificate. This follows on from the report in January that ‘the number of deaths without relatives living on paper has reached 302 because they could not pay 300,000 won’. In the case of a body without relatives, the local government carries out a funeral in a manner such as cremation or burial, and then informs the local government that has jurisdiction over the death, burial and crematorium of the deceased of the ‘deceased without family’ . The notified local government must process the death report by attaching the original death certificate issued by the hospital. It is the same as a general death report. The problem is that issuing an original death certificate costs about 300,000 won. Because of this cost, there have been many cases where the ward office etc. have delayed processing the death report. The newly created regulation allows the death of a person without family to be reported without the need for a death certificate. Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, which had the highest number of deaths without relatives (200) and the highest number of missing death reports (65) over the past year and nine months, plans to identify the unreported list and start the death reporting process. An official from the Yeongdeungpo-gu Office said, “After receiving a reply from the Court Administration that a retrospective application is possible, we plan to identify the missing deaths by year and proceed with the reporting process.” An official from the Gangnam-gu Office also said, “I had difficulties with my work, such as the public officer in charge visiting the optometrist to assess and deal with it at my own expense, but it is fortunate that an improvement plan has come to hand out.” It appears that it will be possible to process death reports from deaths without relatives.” Reporter Narae Jang wing@hani.co.kr